Biography
Kōji Hashimoto (橋本 広司, Hashimoto Kōji, born 1 January 1956), known professionally as Kōji Yakusho (役所 広司, Yakusho Kōji), is a Japanese actor. He is known internationally for his starring roles in Shall We Dance? (1996), 13 Assassins (2010), The Third Murder (2017), The Blood of Wolves (2018), Under the Open Sky (2020) and The Days (2023). For his performance in Perfect Days (2023), he was awarded the Best Actor award in the 76th Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography (30)
The Brightest Sun
Scarlet
as Claudius (voice)
Hakkenden
as Bakin Takizawa
Perfect Days
as Hirayama
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
as Kawai Tsugunosuke
Under the Open Sky
as Mikami Masao
Mirai
as Grandfather (voice)
The Blood of Wolves
as Shogo Ogami
Oh Lucy!
as Takeshi Komori / Tom
The Third Murder
as Takashi Misumi
Sekigahara
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
The Emperor in August
as General Korechika Anami
The Boy and the Beast
as Kumatetsu (voice)
The World of Kanako
as Akikazu Fujishima
The Woodsman and the Rain
as Katsuhiko
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
as Kageyu
13 Assassins
as Shinzaemon Shimada
Tokyo Sonata
as Robber
Silk
as Hara Jubei
I Just Didn't Do It
as Masayoshi Arakawa
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Nobu
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
as Masami Shin'ichi
The Choice of Hercules
as Atsuyuki Sassa
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
as Yosuke Sasano
Séance
as Sato
Eureka
as Makoto Sawai
Cure
as Kenichi Takabe
The Eel
as Takuro Yamashita
Lost Paradise
as Shoichiro Kuki
Tampopo
as White Suit Man